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| Global Score | |
| 76.6 | 77 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Apple |
| iPadOS 16.x | -- |
| 0000-00-00 | 2018-03-27 |
| 9.83 x 6.99 x 0.25 inches | 9.40 x 6.60 x 0.29 inches |
| 15.73 ounces | 16.86 ounces |
| Silver and Space Black | Gold, Gray and Silver |
| Aluminum and Aluminum | Aluminum |
| $ 999.00 | $ 559.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 11 inches | 9.7 inches |
| 2420 x 1688 pixels | 2048 x 1536 pixels |
| OLED | IPS LCD |
| 268 pixels per inch | 264 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 6.8 | 7.3 |
| Performance | |
| Apple M4 chipset | Apple A10 Fusion APL1W24 chipset |
| processor | Hurricane and Zephyr, 64-bit, 16 nm (Quad-Core 2340 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 2 GB RAM |
| Apple 10-core GPU GPU | PowerVR 7XT GT7600 Plus GPU |
| 6.3 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 13.3 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 1.20 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/2.40 aperture |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 9.9 | 8.25 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA |
| -- | Nano SIM |
| 10 | 5.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| Li - Polymer Battery | 8827mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 9.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.3 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The iPad 9.7-inch (2018) has a general score of 77, which is just a bit better than the Apple iPad Pro 11-inch (M4, 2024)'s 76.6 score. Even being the best we compare here, iPad 9.7-inch (2018)'s design is a little bit heavier and thicker than the Apple iPad Pro 11-inch (M4, 2024). The iPad 9.7-inch (2018) features a little sharper screen than Apple iPad Pro 11-inch (M4, 2024), although it has a quite inferior count of pixels per inch of display, a little worse 1536 x 2048 resolution and a little bit smaller display.
The iPad Pro 11-inch (M4, 2024) counts with a lot bigger memory capacity for games and applications than iPad 9.7-inch (2018), because it has 256 GB internal memory capacity. The Apple iPad 9.7-inch (2018) has a much more powerful CPU than Apple iPad Pro 11-inch (M4, 2024), although it has 4 less CPU cores and a smaller amount of RAM.
Apple iPad 9.7-inch (2018) counts with a really longer battery life than Apple iPad Pro 11-inch (M4, 2024). The Apple iPad Pro 11-inch (M4, 2024) features a lot better camera than iPad 9.7-inch (2018), because it has a much higher 3840x2160 video quality, a lot bigger aperture and a back camera with a lot better 12 megapixels resolution.
IPad 9.7-inch (2018) is not only the best devices in our comparison, but it's also very cheap compared to the other devices.
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